1810 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut

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RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1805 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.Lewis B. Sturges (Federalist) 14.8%
Jonathan O. Moseley (Federalist) 13.9%
Benjamin Tallmadge (Federalist) 13.8%
Epaphroditus Champion (Federalist) 13.6%
Timothy Pitkin (Federalist) 12.2%
Lyman Law (Federalist) 11.0%
John Davenport (Federalist) 8.4%
Ebenezer Huntington (Federalist) 3.9%
Samuel B. Sherwood (Federalist) 3.2%
Nathan Smith (Federalist) 2.0%
Nathaniel Terry (Federalist) 1.2%
Sylvanus Backus (Federalist) 1.0%
Sylvester Gilbert (Federalist) 0.3%
John Caldwell (Federalist) 0.3%
Uriel Holmes (Federalist) 0.2%
Asa Bacon Jr. (Federalist) 0.2%
Jonathan O. Moseley Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 1806 Incumbent re-elected.
Timothy Pitkin Federalist 1805 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1796 (Special) Incumbent resigned in May 1810 after election as U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Successor (Law) was not elected to finish the current term.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.

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